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CREATING your

Aligned Life

6 Wa y s t o Decipher & Soothe

the Voice of Your Inner Critic

BY KAREN SHIER

Sometimes our inner critic , aka , our ego , is running the show and we don ’ t even know it . It can run our lives for so long , that we don ’ t know anything different and soon the internal negative chatter feels normal .

We can recognize the voice of our inner critic because it drains our energy , causes us to feel as though we are not enough and can also lead to judgment of yourself or others . That inner critic voice comes from a fearful place within called “ lack ” and never feels good .

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